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title: Manage fields in Collaboration
slug: collaboration/docs/manage-fields-in-collaboration
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:44:35.395Z
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Fields let you manage metadata in Collaboration.

## Add fields

The **Fields** tab in a [hypothesis](docId\:HuYsSt8ACr6_aKr1yucCu) lets you make field type changes and add fields to templates and workflows.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/lbPMBBxRgrMJQ0pmPlrlE-20260720-150228.png)

Click **Add field** to add fields to the hypothesis.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/7QjQitW46EJbY0owI5jIA-20260720-150228.png)

As an admin, select your avatar > **Fields**.

![fields-a.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/s4f9-Ia2KWSLlGBo3Bohb-20260720-150228.png)

Click **Add Field** and select the type of field you want.

![fields-b.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/q3XdPUjaw9uJ-4FJNCEz7-20260720-150228.png)

Click **Create** to save the field definitions.

## Apply fields to workflows

To apply fields to [workflows](docId\:ykDnF-RoCCNi6l9wHbt19):

1. Select your avatar > **Workflows**, then click **Edit** on an existing workflow (or create one).
2. Locate the **Fields** section in the workflow.

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3. You can mark fields as mandatory on task creation or task completion by clicking **options**.

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4. You can drag and drop fields into any order.

You can also preselect field values for workflows, which display for hypotheses created with the workflow.

## Automate metadata

Fields coming from a brief or a campaign automatically carry over to the **Fields** tab. If there is a hypothesis workflow with fields defined in settings, only those fields inherit the values from the brief or campaign.